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From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...>
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2026 8:41:24 AM
To: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...>
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Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Fred,
From what I have been told by one of the principals of CTT, the company that makes the BluMorpho tags (2.4 GHz), the Terra unit can detect these tags 1-2 km away with the supplemental antenna that Terra sells.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...><mailto:<fredkaluza...>> wrote:
Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example) at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future becomes very “uncertain”.
________________________________
From: Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...><mailto:<bmyckowiak911...>> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
To: <Birders...><mailto:<Birders...> <birders...><mailto:<birders...>> Subject: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Date: 3/8/26 11:15 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
For my purposes I’d love to have an omnidirectional antenna with that performance but I’m betting the one they offer is highly directional and I’d have to know where to point it before I could expect to detect anything. Still…thanks for the lead and I’ll try to learn more.
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From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...>
Sent: Sunday, March 8, 2026 8:41:24 AM
To: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...>
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Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Fred,
From what I have been told by one of the principals of CTT, the company that makes the BluMorpho tags (2.4 GHz), the Terra unit can detect these tags 1-2 km away with the supplemental antenna that Terra sells.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...><mailto:<fredkaluza...>> wrote:
Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example) at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future becomes very “uncertain”.
________________________________
From: Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...><mailto:<bmyckowiak911...>> Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
To: <Birders...><mailto:<Birders...> <birders...><mailto:<birders...>> Subject: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Date: 3/8/26 8:32 am From: Terry Hoenle <terry_hoenle...> Subject: Re: [birders] Towhee
Wow! Nice yard bird!!
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Date: 3/8/26 8:30 am From: Carol Furtado <carolfurtado2...> Subject: [birders] Towhee
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Date: 3/8/26 5:41 am From: Allen Chartier <amazilia3...> Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Fred,
From what I have been told by one of the principals of CTT, the company
that makes the BluMorpho tags (2.4 GHz), the Terra unit can detect these
tags 1-2 km away with the supplemental antenna that Terra sells.
On Sun, Mar 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> wrote:
> Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I
> like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and
> It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra
> capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its
> capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it
> would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example)
> at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
>
> You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line
> with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote
> sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but
> that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like
> Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure
> anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future
> becomes very “uncertain”.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
> *To:* <Birders...> <birders...>
> *Subject:* [birders] Bird weather PUC
>
> Hi all,
> I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and
> record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
>
> Thanks,
> Barb
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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Date: 3/8/26 1:06 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: Re: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi Barb. I’ve had a Birdweather “PUC” for just about a year now and I like it. For me it’s worked best when I coupled it with a solar panel and It’s outside all the time now. Admittedly I like the idea of the extra capabilities of the competitor “Terra” unit but have my doubts about its capabilities to function as an RF tag tracker. Out-of-the-box I suspect it would be able to detect Bluetooth tags (on Monarch Butterflies for example) at maybe 50 to 75 feet away.
You can also see where Birdweather has now expanded their product line with an ultrasonic model for Bats. Lots of recent developments in remote sensing, tracking and pattern recognition. (Works on people too now but that’s a different story). At times I start to wonder very-much like Werner Heisenberg about the observer effect that says you can’t measure anything without impacting the outcome. The result is that the future becomes very “uncertain”.
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Sent: Thursday, March 5, 2026 9:19:41 PM
To: <Birders...> <birders...>
Subject: [birders] Bird weather PUC
Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Date: 3/8/26 12:12 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: [birders] From 128 kHz to 384 kHz — Bat Edition Launch (20% Off)
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From: Tim <tim...>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2026 10:55
Subject: From 128 kHz to 384 kHz — Bat Edition Launch (20% Off)
It’s already been a busy year for us — I can’t believe it’s only February. I had planned to get a newsletter out over the holidays, but instead I went pretty far down the rabbit hole on a new project — more on that below.
This started as a deliberate experiment over the holidays.
I wanted to see how far we could push the existing PUC microphones — could we glimpse the edge of the ultrasonic world without changing the hardware?
It turns out we could push much further than expected.
With some tuning and signal work, the standard PUCs were capturing surprisingly clean audio up to 128 kHz. And in that data, bats began to appear.
Despite living here in Moss Beach for nearly 25 years, I hadn’t realized how active bats were overhead each night. Once we began analyzing the recordings, we discovered multiple species — including open-air calls consistent with Mexican free-tailed bats and higher-frequency Myotis bats — and began building classifiers to distinguish between search, chase, and feeding buzz behavior.
But even at 128 kHz, we were only seeing part of the picture.
We’re excited to share that the BirdNET team has moved BirdNET 3.0 into preview, marking the next major expansion of the model.
This next-generation model represents a major expansion in global acoustic biodiversity detection. With over 11,500 labeled taxa — spanning terrestrial, nocturnal, and ultrasonic soundscapes — this marks one of the largest expansions in automated wildlife sound classification to date.
A Glimpse at the Diversity
* Giant Panda, Moose, Impala
* Northern Cricket Frog, House Cricket
* Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake
* Vampire Bat
Once the model officially goes live (including human vocal detection), we’ll begin a careful, phased rollout across the BirdWeather network, ensuring performance, stability, and consistency before full deployment.
Charlotte Probst is a fourth year PhD student at the University of Michigan who is looking at the impacts of heat waves on bird activity. Learn more about what is involved and how you can participate :
We can’t thank you all enough for the support you’ve given our little project. Join us in collecting as many sounds, from as many species, in as many locations as we can, while we can.
Thank You!
-Tim, Sam, Vitalii and Yurii (your BirdWeather team)
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I just had a beautiful eastern Towhee in my yard. Beautiful orange, black, and white Carol Sent from my iPhone
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The Terra Station is an AI-powered listening and radio monitoring device
that streams nature sounds, identifies bird calls (including nocturnal
flight calls) using Cornell's BirdNET, and detects wildlife radio tags to
support conservation.
On Fri, Mar 6, 2026 at 10:01 AM Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
> Merlin works great. It has actually helped me with my birding by ear
> skills by confirming that what I think I hear is what it actually is.
> It’ll also make you realize that there is a bird nearby that you aren’t
> seeing and give you the opportunity to look for it.
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> On Mar 5, 2026, at 10:07 PM, ANDREW DETTLING <dendroica...>
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> You can just use eBird’s Merlin app to do the same thing for free.
>
> Andy Dettling
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> On Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:20 PM, Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and
> record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
>
> Thanks,
> Barb
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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You can just use eBird’s Merlin app to do the same thing for free.
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On Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:20 PM, Barb Myckowiak <bmyckowiak911...> wrote:
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I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
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Barb
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Hi all,
I’ve been seeing ads on Facebook for this device which can identify and record bird songs. Has anyone used one? Is it worth $299?
Thanks,
Barb
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Date: 2/26/26 4:36 am From: Fred Kaluza <fredkaluza...> Subject: [birders] Should we stop feeding the Birds?
I’d really miss having them around but…this guy makes very sensible arguments. Seems like we should just make acceptable habitat with native plants and relinquish ourselves to probably not having so many different species at each place.
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Date: 2/25/26 6:02 pm From: 'Karen Gourlay' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
I’ve seen a couple redwings here too - always a sign of spring for me!
Interestingly, we have had a Pine Warbler at the feeder almost all winter long. He seems to prefer the peanut butter mix I put out for everyone. We are in northeast Washtenaw County - I wonder how long he’ll stay around.
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On Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 04:41:58 PM EST, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
A farming friend over in Jackson reported seeing a tick on her beagle about two weeks ago already.😢
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> On Feb 25, 2026, at 1:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
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> I almost always see Cedar Wax wings at my birdbath, along with the bluebirds in February, but did not see any before I left for Washington this year. They’re one of my favorites so sad that I missed them. I did not see any black birds, I left on February 21.
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>> On Feb 25, 2026, at 10:56 AM, Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> wrote:
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>> This is one of the earliest springy things to hit this part of the world, and I love the start of all the new seasons. Every year I’m in awe of all the changes. I have seen no newbie birds yet this year… I still have juncos too. The birds and bugs and grasses and everybody are out there, I can feel them! Just no visuals yet. Glad to see the reports!
>> Su in Adrian
>>
>>>> On Feb 25, 2026, at 1:50 PM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>>>
>>> A Red-winged Blackbird visited my feeder here in eastern Kent County this morning.
>>>
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Date: 2/25/26 1:42 pm From: Mag Tait <magtait1...> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
A farming friend over in Jackson reported seeing a tick on her beagle about two weeks ago already.😢
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> On Feb 25, 2026, at 1:36 PM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
>
> I almost always see Cedar Wax wings at my birdbath, along with the bluebirds in February, but did not see any before I left for Washington this year. They’re one of my favorites so sad that I missed them. I did not see any black birds, I left on February 21.
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>> On Feb 25, 2026, at 10:56 AM, Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> wrote:
>>
>> This is one of the earliest springy things to hit this part of the world, and I love the start of all the new seasons. Every year I’m in awe of all the changes. I have seen no newbie birds yet this year… I still have juncos too. The birds and bugs and grasses and everybody are out there, I can feel them! Just no visuals yet. Glad to see the reports!
>> Su in Adrian
>>
>>>> On Feb 25, 2026, at 1:50 PM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
>>>
>>> A Red-winged Blackbird visited my feeder here in eastern Kent County this morning.
>>>
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Date: 2/25/26 1:36 pm From: Mag Tait <magtait1...> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
I almost always see Cedar Wax wings at my birdbath, along with the bluebirds in February, but did not see any before I left for Washington this year. They’re one of my favorites so sad that I missed them. I did not see any black birds, I left on February 21.
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> On Feb 25, 2026, at 10:56 AM, Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> wrote:
>
> This is one of the earliest springy things to hit this part of the world, and I love the start of all the new seasons. Every year I’m in awe of all the changes. I have seen no newbie birds yet this year… I still have juncos too. The birds and bugs and grasses and everybody are out there, I can feel them! Just no visuals yet. Glad to see the reports!
> Su in Adrian
>
>> On Feb 25, 2026, at 1:50 PM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
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>> A Red-winged Blackbird visited my feeder here in eastern Kent County this morning.
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Date: 2/25/26 10:56 am From: Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
This is one of the earliest springy things to hit this part of the world, and I love the start of all the new seasons. Every year I’m in awe of all the changes. I have seen no newbie birds yet this year… I still have juncos too. The birds and bugs and grasses and everybody are out there, I can feel them! Just no visuals yet. Glad to see the reports!
Su in Adrian
> On Feb 25, 2026, at 1:50 PM, Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> wrote:
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> A Red-winged Blackbird visited my feeder here in eastern Kent County this morning.
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Date: 2/25/26 10:51 am From: Bob Tarte <enslavedbyducks...> Subject: Re: [birders] Re: First Red Winged Blackbird
A Red-winged Blackbird visited my feeder here in eastern Kent County this
morning.
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On Wed, Feb 25, 2026 at 11:26 AM Faye Stoner <faye.stoner...> wrote:
> Like Terry reported, our first of the year redwings also showed up at our
> house/feeder area on February 18. We had 6 visit that day. ( a few miles
> north of Dexter in Washtenaw County, lots of open fields in our
> “neighborhood.” )
>
> I am pretty sure I heard redwings as a group flying overhead the day
> before, but was not 100% sure until seeing them coming in to eat on the
> 18th.
>
> I really love noting this sign of spring.
>
> Faye
>
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> On Feb 25, 2026, at 9:28 AM, Terry Hoenle <terry_hoenle...>
> wrote:
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>
> Glad to see the FOY RWBBs! A male showed up at my house on February
> 18th.
>
> Merlin registered them a couple of times up north in Gladwin the week
> before that during the backyard bird count. It seemed early to me.
>
> Cedar Waxwings paid a visit here last Friday. I counted at least 37!
> What a nice surprise on a dreary day.
>
> Terry Hoenle
> Rochester Hills
>
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> I heard one sing about noon today! In Adrian at my house.
>
> Su
>
> On Feb 24, 2026, at 11:40 AM, Bill Moran <billdhg...> wrote:
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> It was with a mixed flock at the feeder on the back deck. East Ann Arbor,
> Mi. 1/2 mile north of Mitchell Woods.
>
> Bill Moran East Ann Arbor
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Date: 2/25/26 8:33 am From: Christopher Graham <grahamz...> Subject: [birders] First Chipmonk out
Hi, Folks -- The first chipmunk is out, under the bird feeders this morning. A bit more snow is on the ground this morning, but the heavy snow and ice went in the warm up last week. Ann Arbor Hills. Thank you Chris. -- Christopher Graham, ASLA (734) 975-7800 <grahamz...> http://www.oakarbor.tumblr.com <http://oakarbor.net>
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Date: 2/25/26 8:26 am From: Faye Stoner <faye.stoner...> Subject: [birders] Re: First Red Winged Blackbird
Like Terry reported, our first of the year redwings also showed up at our house/feeder area on February 18. We had 6 visit that day. ( a few miles north of Dexter in Washtenaw County, lots of open fields in our “neighborhood.” )
I am pretty sure I heard redwings as a group flying overhead the day before, but was not 100% sure until seeing them coming in to eat on the 18th.
I really love noting this sign of spring.
Faye
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> On Feb 25, 2026, at 9:28 AM, Terry Hoenle <terry_hoenle...> wrote:
>
>
> Glad to see the FOY RWBBs! A male showed up at my house on February 18th.
>
> Merlin registered them a couple of times up north in Gladwin the week before that during the backyard bird count. It seemed early to me.
>
> Cedar Waxwings paid a visit here last Friday. I counted at least 37! What a nice surprise on a dreary day.
>
> Terry Hoenle
> Rochester Hills
>
>
>
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> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
>
> I heard one sing about noon today! In Adrian at my house.
>
> Su
>
>> On Feb 24, 2026, at 11:40 AM, Bill Moran <billdhg...> wrote:
>>
>> It was with a mixed flock at the feeder on the back deck. East Ann Arbor, Mi. 1/2 mile north of Mitchell Woods.
>>
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Date: 2/25/26 7:35 am From: Su Clift <coffeebeansu...> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
Well that’s a sure sign it’s officially WARM(er) outdoors. So far I’ve got nothing except a couple sparrow early-morning chirps one day that didn’t sound all that enthusiastic. But it’s definitely gonna BOOM any day now! Thanks for the info.
Su in Adrian
> On Feb 25, 2026, at 9:21 AM, Terry Hoenle <terry_hoenle...> wrote:
>
> Glad to see the FOY RWBBs! A male showed up at my house on February 18th.
>
> Merlin registered them a couple of times up north in Gladwin the week before that during the backyard bird count. It seemed early to me.
>
> Cedar Waxwings paid a visit here last Friday. I counted at least 37! What a nice surprise on a dreary day.
>
> Terry Hoenle
> Rochester Hills
>
>
>
> Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg> > From: Su Clift <coffeebeansu...>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 12:47:52 PM
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> Cc: Birders <birders...>
> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
>
> I heard one sing about noon today! In Adrian at my house.
>
> Su
>
>> On Feb 24, 2026, at 11:40 AM, Bill Moran <billdhg...> <mailto:<billdhg...>> wrote:
>>
>> It was with a mixed flock at the feeder on the back deck. East Ann Arbor, Mi. 1/2 mile north of Mitchell Woods.
>>
>> Bill Moran East Ann Arbor
>>
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Date: 2/25/26 6:21 am From: Terry Hoenle <terry_hoenle...> Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
Glad to see the FOY RWBBs! A male showed up at my house on February 18th.
Merlin registered them a couple of times up north in Gladwin the week before that during the backyard bird count. It seemed early to me.
Cedar Waxwings paid a visit here last Friday. I counted at least 37! What a nice surprise on a dreary day.
Terry Hoenle
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Subject: Re: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
I heard one sing about noon today! In Adrian at my house.
Su
On Feb 24, 2026, at 11:40 AM, Bill Moran <billdhg...><mailto:<billdhg...>> wrote:
It was with a mixed flock at the feeder on the back deck. East Ann Arbor, Mi. 1/2 mile north of Mitchell Woods.
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Date: 2/24/26 8:41 am From: Bill Moran <billdhg...> Subject: [birders] First Red Winged Blackbird
It was with a mixed flock at the feeder on the back deck. East Ann Arbor, Mi. 1/2 mile north of Mitchell Woods.
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Date: 2/23/26 6:23 am From: AT&T Email <morana2...> Subject: [birders] First Red Wing Blackbird
Tried to blend in with the other birds at the feeder this morning. Even the Juncos were surprised! East Ann Arbor, Mi Just north of Mitchell Woods.
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Date: 2/19/26 9:03 am From: 'Rich Wolinski' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Cooper's
It does not keep predators away. It lowers the probability they will successful in their hunt. On Feb 19, 2026 11:31 AM, 'John Gannon' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
We lived in Dexter Twp for 34 years, and always had bird feeders. Had both sharp-shinned and Cooperâs hawks occasionally be successful preying on birds on or near feeders. Yes, the hawks have to eat too, and they miss many times  more than they are successful based on my experience. JohnMullett TwpCheboygan CountyÂ
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We had this successful dove hunt at our feeder last week.
Kathy McDonald
> On Feb 19, 2026, at 9:43â¯AM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote: > > Great picture! > We have Cooperâs in the area, but Iâve only seen one be successful at my feeder ever. > I have a neighbor with a more open area around his feeder where a Cooperâs hangs out a lot. He actually put a plastic fence around the bottom of his yews that the feeder birds can pass through to eat ground feed or get away from the Cooperâs with some success. > Those hawks have to eat, too, just not our birds! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 19, 2026, at 8:27â¯AM, Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote: >> >> We have lived here for 40 years and this is the first year that weâve had a pair of cooperâs hawks literally hanging around and on our feeders. And hunted successfully. >> >> Weâve had them nesting in the general area and we see/hear them, but this is the first time they (one at a time) have used our feeders as a regular feeding station. >> >> I was under the impression that all of the songbird eyes and ears at a feeding station kept the predators away. >> >> -- >> Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org >> >> Messages and content distributed on Birders are the sole responsibility of the subscriber providing such content and >> do not reflect the views, policy or position of the Great Lakes >> Commission. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to birders+<unsubscribe...> >> To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<D9E9B7CD-96CD-45D4-8E74-3EAE74E5215C...> >> <IMG_1253.jpeg> > > -- > Birders is a service of the Great Lakes Commission. Visit us at www.glc.org > > Messages and content distributed on Birders are the sole responsibility of the subscriber providing such content and > do not reflect the views, policy or position of the Great Lakes > Commission. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Birders" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to birders+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/a/great-lakes.net/d/msgid/birders/<883952E9-A4AD-488F-A97B-82969CF46DE0...>
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Date: 2/19/26 8:31 am From: 'John Gannon' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Cooper's
We lived in Dexter Twp for 34 years, and always had bird feeders. Had both sharp-shinned and Cooper’s hawks occasionally be successful preying on birds on or near feeders. Yes, the hawks have to eat too, and they miss many times more than they are successful based on my experience. JohnMullett TwpCheboygan County
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On Thursday, February 19, 2026, 9:54 AM, 'Kathy McDonald' via Birders <birders...> wrote:
We had this successful dove hunt at our feeder last week.
Kathy McDonald
> On Feb 19, 2026, at 9:43 AM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
>
> Great picture!
> We have Cooper’s in the area, but I’ve only seen one be successful at my feeder ever.
> I have a neighbor with a more open area around his feeder where a Cooper’s hangs out a lot. He actually put a plastic fence around the bottom of his yews that the feeder birds can pass through to eat ground feed or get away from the Cooper’s with some success.
> Those hawks have to eat, too, just not our birds!
>
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>> On Feb 19, 2026, at 8:27 AM, Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>>
>> We have lived here for 40 years and this is the first year that we’ve had a pair of cooper’s hawks literally hanging around and on our feeders. And hunted successfully.
>>
>> We’ve had them nesting in the general area and we see/hear them, but this is the first time they (one at a time) have used our feeders as a regular feeding station.
>>
>> I was under the impression that all of the songbird eyes and ears at a feeding station kept the predators away.
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Date: 2/19/26 6:54 am From: 'Kathy McDonald' via Birders <birders...> Subject: Re: [birders] Cooper's
We had this successful dove hunt at our feeder last week.
Kathy McDonald
> On Feb 19, 2026, at 9:43 AM, Mag Tait <magtait1...> wrote:
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> Great picture!
> We have Cooper’s in the area, but I’ve only seen one be successful at my feeder ever.
> I have a neighbor with a more open area around his feeder where a Cooper’s hangs out a lot. He actually put a plastic fence around the bottom of his yews that the feeder birds can pass through to eat ground feed or get away from the Cooper’s with some success.
> Those hawks have to eat, too, just not our birds!
>
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>> We have lived here for 40 years and this is the first year that we’ve had a pair of cooper’s hawks literally hanging around and on our feeders. And hunted successfully.
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Great picture!
We have Cooper’s in the area, but I’ve only seen one be successful at my feeder ever.
I have a neighbor with a more open area around his feeder where a Cooper’s hangs out a lot. He actually put a plastic fence around the bottom of his yews that the feeder birds can pass through to eat ground feed or get away from the Cooper’s with some success.
Those hawks have to eat, too, just not our birds!
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> On Feb 19, 2026, at 8:27 AM, Dody Wyman <dody...> wrote:
>
> We have lived here for 40 years and this is the first year that we’ve had a pair of cooper’s hawks literally hanging around and on our feeders. And hunted successfully.
>
> We’ve had them nesting in the general area and we see/hear them, but this is the first time they (one at a time) have used our feeders as a regular feeding station.
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> I was under the impression that all of the songbird eyes and ears at a feeding station kept the predators away.
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We have lived here for 40 years and this is the first year that we’ve had a pair of cooper’s hawks literally hanging around and on our feeders. And hunted successfully.
We’ve had them nesting in the general area and we see/hear them, but this is the first time they (one at a time) have used our feeders as a regular feeding station.
I was under the impression that all of the songbird eyes and ears at a feeding station kept the predators away.
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Those are one of the birds that I get excited every time I see them!
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> Hi Everyone. This morning I drove by the intersection of Parker and Scio Church where the trumpeters nest each year. There were about 10 trumpeters having a conference near one of the nests in one of the ponds!
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> Beautiful sight!
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Hi Everyone. This morning I drove by the intersection of Parker and Scio Church where the trumpeters nest each year. There were about 10 trumpeters having a conference near one of the nests in one of the ponds!
Beautiful sight!
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Date: 2/10/26 7:48 am From: Susan Falcone <sfalcone...> Subject: [birders] YB sapsucker
We have been lucky enough to have a male yellow-bellied sapsucker visiting our suet for the past few days...a real treat.
ps his eye is fine...he was just blinking when his pic was taken.
Susan Falcone
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